Cuba concert to counter critics draws sparse crowd

[naaman fletcher]

HAVANA — A surprisingly small crowd sweated and sang along to performances by Cuban rock, folk and salsa stars Saturday, at what the communist government billed as a politically important "concert for the homeland."
Organizers had said the show would be headlined by Cuba's most famous folk singer, Silvio Rodriguez. But instead the pro-Castro government activist made fans wait for an hour in unrelenting afternoon sun before he took the stage, read a letter defending the single-party communist system — and then left without performing.


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Apparently he has gotten the memo that Cuba is a Democracy. lol.

[protocol rv]

1. This is the same guy who called for change a couple of weeks ago

I guess he got stepped on.

[roody]

2. link?

[naaman fletcher]

3. sorry, here is link:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hlu4qIP6mFdZKH_YifCdE8Y7WGzQD9F0H6FG1

[protocol rv]

4. Link to Silvio Rodriguez asks for change

http://www.larioja.com/agencias/20100327/mas-actualidad/cultura/silvio-rodriguez-cree-cuba-pide_201003270049.html

If you don't speak Spanish, you can translate it with babel fish. Or you can try "Silvio Rodriguez asks for change" using google, I guess.